Deuteronomy 25:8 - The Scriptures 2009

“The elders of his city shall then call him and speak to him, and he shall stand and say, ‘I have no desire to take her,’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stand to it, and say, I like not to take her;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Then the elders of his city shall call him and speak to him. And if he stands firm and says, I do not want to take her,

American Standard Version (1901)

Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stand, and say, I like not to take her;

Common English Bible

The city’s elders will summon him and talk to him about this. If he doesn’t budge, insisting, “I don’t want to marry her,”

Catholic Public Domain Version

And immediately, they shall summon him to be sent, and they shall question him. If he responds, 'I am not willing to accept her as a wife,'

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And they shall cause him to be sent for forthwith, and shall ask him. If he answer: I will not take her to wife:

Deuteronomy 25:8 Cross References

Deuteronomy 25:7

But if the man does not desire to take his brother’s wife, then let his brother’s wife go up to the gate to the elders, and say, ‘My husband’s brother refuses to raise up a name to his brother in Yisra’ĕl, he does not agree to perform the duty of my husband’s brother.’ ”

Deuteronomy 25:9

then his brother’s wife shall come to him in the presence of the elders, and remove his sandal from his foot, and shall spit in his face, and answer and say, ‘Thus it is done to the man who does not build up his brother’s house.’

Ruth 4:4

“And I thought that I should disclose it to you, saying, ‘Buy it back in the presence of the inhabitants and the elders of my people. If you do redeem it, redeem it. But if you do not redeem it, inform me, so that I know. For there is no one but you to redeem it, and I am next after you.’ ” And he said, “I redeem it.”

Ruth 4:6

And the redeemer said, “I am not able to redeem it for myself, lest I ruin my own inheritance. Redeem my right of redemption for yourself, for I am not able to redeem it.”

Ruth 4:7

And this was formerly done in Yisra’ĕl concerning redeeming and exchanging, to confirm every word: one man took off his sandal and gave it to the other, and this was a witness in Yisra’ĕl.